But this year, the Chippewas are starting to stoke the fire at the midpoint of the season.

CMU
hit the road for the final game in its three-game road trip, and Cooper
Rush threw a clutch 5-yard touchdown pass to Courtney Williams with 22
seconds remaining for a 26-23 upset win over Ohio.

The Bobcats led
23-19 late in the fourth quarter when a muffed punt gave the Chippewas
possession on the Ohio 39-yard line with 2:47 left in the fourth. Rush
moved CMU down the field in an eight-play drive that culminated in the
game-winning touchdown.

CMU improved to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in the MAC with its second straight win, while Ohio fell to 4-2 and 1-1 in league play.

Ohio
got on the board first with a 45 yard field goal from Josiah Yazdani,
but the Chippewas came right back with a 17-yard touchdown pass from
Rush to Connor Odykirk.

Ron Coluzzi added two field goals to give CMU a 13-3 lead in the third quarter.

Tyler
Tettleton brought the Bobcats back with a 5-yard touchdown to Troy Hill
and a 69-yard toss to Chase Cochran in 1:39 that quickly put Ohio back on top
17-13.

The lead didn’t last long, however, as Saylor Lavallii
plunged in on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Rush, but the extra point
attempt was blocked leaving the Chippewas advantage at 19-17.

The
Bobcats answered with a 1-yard touchdown run by Ryan Boykin at 4:42 of
the fourth to give Ohio a 23-19 advantage and set the stage for
Williams’ game winner.

Lavallii set a new career high with 184
yards rushing, while Rush was 20 of 28 passing for 224 yards and three
touchdowns with an interception.

Tettleton was 24 of 33 passing for 319 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Bobcats.

Cory Butzin covers sports for MLive/Saginaw News. Email him at cbutzin1@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter.